Brad Oosterhuis's (booster) Blog

9/11 is a time to reflect on the sacrifices others make so that we have safe communities to live in.  Reach out to the Heroes in your community this weekend and thank them for their service.  They put their lives in harms way so we don't have to.  Their families deserve our respect as well for th...

This Friday will mark another anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy.  As when JFK was shot, or any other fateful day in history, we will look back and remember how we were affected on that day and the days that followed. The image that sticks in my mind was the dust coated civilians running away as the...

Labor Day is the "day we've all earned" right?  Well, while you're out enjoying this free time, remember a couple things.  That freedom in general came at a price.  Our fallen military heroes are why we have a free America and safe communities to raise our families.  And while you're out this wee...

Homes for Heroes has heroes from across the country logging on to our website for assistance.  They are all looking for help in buying or selling a home.  The Homes for Heroes program was conceived by a family of Realtors after the 911 tragedy as a way to give back to those who do so much for us....

Very proud to announce our newest Affiliate in Illinois.  Ralph Vargo is the first Realtor in the state and we look forward to being able to help more heroes there now! Ralph Vargo  Like the owners of Home for Heroes and millions of others I too was horrified at 911 and the unnnecessary loss of l...

Homes For Heroes was created by a group of Realtors after 9/11 as a way to give back to the Military, Police and Fire Fighters in the community for risking their lives to protect our country and communities.  After a report on the CBS Early Show, heroes from across the country started contacting ...

Homes For Heroes was created by a group of Realtors after 9/11 as a way to give back to the Military, Police and Fire Fighters in the community for risking their lives to protect our country and communities.  After a report on the CBS Early Show, heroes from across the country started contacting ...

This seems odd to me.  I write a blog about helping heroes in the community and I got a blog comment that is advertising something to do with shoes.  What's up with that?  Shoes?  How do these people even get on this site.  Isn't there a shoe blogging zone somewhere else out there in cyber space?...

I'm sure many Real Estate professionals already find creative ways to give back to the community  It's good for the community and good for business.  Homes for Heroes has developed a Nationwide program to do just that - here's an example of who one of our Affliates helped while growing their busi...

I was reading an article the other day and was surprised by this statistic - in 2007 118 Fire Fighter died in the line of duty in the USA.  Of those 118 heroes 62 of them were volunteers.  This is why we must pay tribute to these heroes in our communities.  They are often overlooked.  We stare at...